Session No. 102
Monday, 28 October 2013: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 207 (Colorado Convention Center)

T34. Advances in Unsaturated Zone Geophysics and Process Understanding

GSA Geophysics Division; GSA Hydrogeology Division; International Association of Hydrogeologists–U.S. National Chapter

 

John W. Lane Jr, Kamini Singha, Benjamin B. Mirus, Brian Ebel and John R. Nimmo, Advocates
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
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8:05 AM
HISTORIC ANOMALIES AND RECENT REGULARITIES (AND IRREGULARITIES) IN GAS TRANSPORT BEHAVIOR AT THE AMARGOSA DESERT RESEARCH SITE, NV
WALVOORD, Michelle A., U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO 80225, GREEN, Christopher T., U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025, ANDRASKI, Brian J., US Geological Survey, 2730 N Deer Run Rd, Carson City, NV 89701 and STONESTROM, David A., US Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road MS-420, Menlo Park, CA 94025, walvoord@usgs.gov
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8:20 AM
HIGH INPUT-SENSITIVITY OF NONCAPILLARY FLOW IN THE UNSATURATED ZONE
NIMMO, John R., U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, jrnimmo@usgs.gov
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8:35 AM
A COUPLED SOURCE-RESPONSE/RICHARDS-EQUATION MODEL FOR SIMULATING INFILTRATION IN THE PRESENCE OF PREFERENTIAL FLOW PATHS
HEALY, Richard W., U.S. Geological Survey, Lakewood, CO 80225 and NIMMO, John R., U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, rwhealy@usgs.gov
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8:50 AM
CAPILLARY DROPLETS EMBEDDED IN A LUBRICATING FILM: ENHANCING ROCK-LIQUID SOLUTE TRANSFER
DRAGILA, Maria Ines, Crop and Soil Science, Oregon State University, 3017 Ag Life Sciences Bldg, Corvallis, OR 97331 and HAY, Katrina M., Department of Physics, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA 98447, maria.dragila@oregonstate.edu
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9:10 AM
GEOPHYSICALLY-MONITORED DYE TRACER TEST OF INFILTRATION IN THE UNSATURATED ZONE AT THE SHALE HILLS CZO
NYQUIST, Jonathan1, PITMAN, Lacey1, TORAN, Laura1 and LIN, Henry2, (1)Earth and Environmental Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, (2)Crop and Soil Sciences, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802, lacey.pitman@temple.edu
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9:25 AM
HYDROLOGIC DYNAMICS INSIDE HILLSLOPES
DIETRICH, William E.1, REMPE, Daniella M.2, OSHUN, Jasper2 and SALVE, Rohit3, (1)Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, (2)Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, (3)Earth Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, bill@eps.berkeley.edu
 
9:40 AM
Break
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9:55 AM
TIME-LAPSE ERT FOR THE MONITORING OF SOIL-PLANT INTERACTIONS IN THE ROOT ZONE
BOAGA, Jacopo1, CASSIANI, Giorgio1, ROSSI, Matteo1, D'ALPAOS, Andrea1, FADDA, Giuseppe2, PUTTI, Mario3 and MARANI, Marco4, (1)Department of Geosciences, Università degli Studi di Padova, via gradenigo 6, Padova, 35131, Italy, (2)Department of Mathematics, Università degli Studi di Padova, via trieste 63, Padova, 35121, Italy, (3)Department of Mathematics, Università degli Studi di Padova, Via Trieste 63, Padova, 35121, Italy, (4)Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Duke University, Hudson Hall, Durham, NC 90287, jacopo.boaga@unipd.it
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10:10 AM
CHASING DISTRIBUTED SOIL MOISTURE: ADVENTURES WITH DISTRIBUTED TEMPERATURE SENSING (DTS)
HATCH, Christine, Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003, TYLER, Scott W., Dept of Geologic Sci and Engr, University of Nevada, Reno, MS 172, Reno, NV 89557, SELKER, John S., Biological & Ecological Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, SAYDE, Chadi, Dept. of Biological and Ecological Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvalis, OR 97331, STEELE-DUNNE, Susan, Civil Engr.&Geosci, TU Delft, Delft, Netherlands, VAN DE GIESEN, Nick, Water Resources Management, Delft University of Technology, Stevinweg 1 / PO-box 5048, Delft, 2628CN, Netherlands, OCHSNER, Tyson E., Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74077 and COSH, Michael, USDA-ARS, Hydrology & Remote Sensing Lab, Beltsville, MD 20705, chatch@geo.umass.edu
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10:30 AM
GEOPHYSICAL DATA FOR CHARACTERIZING INFILTRATION PROCESSES BENEATH A MANAGED AQUIFER RECHARGE POND
PIDLISECKY, Adam1, NENNA, Vanessa1, FERGUSON, Curtis1 and KNIGHT, Rosemary2, (1)Department of Geoscience, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada, (2)Geophysics, Stanford Univ, Mitchell Building, Room 360, Stanford, CA 94305, adampid@ucalgary.ca
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10:50 AM
GEOPHYSICAL INVESTIGATION OF VARIABILITY IN GRANITE WEATHERING THICKNESS, LARAMIE RANGE, WYOMING
FLINCHUM, Brady A., HOLBROOK, W. Steven and CARR, Bradley J., Geology and Geophysics, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071-3006, bflinch1@uwyo.edu
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11:05 AM
QUANTIFYING THE COSMIC-RAY NEUTRON PROBE SUPPORT VOLUME IN HETEROGENEOUS SYSTEMS
FRANZ, Trenton E., School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 3310 Holdrege Street, Lincoln, NE 68583 and ZREDA, Marek G., Department of Hydrology and Water Resources, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721-0011, tfranz70@gmail.com
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11:20 AM
A GEOPHYSICAL FIELD INVESTIGATION OF INFILTRATION DURING RAIN EVENTS IN THE RIPARIAN ZONE
SCHLOSSER, Kenneth1, TORAN, Laura1, NYQUIST, Jonathan1 and SAWYER, Audrey H.2, (1)Earth and Environmental Science, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, (2)Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, kenneth.schlosser@temple.edu
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11:35 AM
IMPROVING THE SPATIAL RESOLUTION OF SURFACE NMR FOR IMAGING THE UNSATURATED ZONE
KNIGHT, Rosemary and GROMBACHER, Denys, Geophysics, Stanford Univ, Mitchell Building, Room 360, Stanford, CA 94305, rknight@stanford.edu
 
11:50 AM
Concluding Remarks
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